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Reminder: 2015 Member Renewals

This is a reminder to members to look out for your 2015 membership renewals due to be posted to you late November. Please be aware that 2015 renewals will be by credit card payment online and direct debit only . You will be required to enter your PSR points during the renewal process. We would encourage you to use the opportunity to confirm your current postal and practice details, as having this

information up-to-date assists the Association in its lobbying and advocacy, and for those who wish to appear on the Find A Speech Pathologist Search, it provides the public with accurate information. Should you have any membership queries please contact the Association on 1300 368 835 or membership@ speechpathologyaustralia.org.au . Marni Bradley Manager, Member Services & Operations

completing online SPA resources on Evidence-Based Practice and Ethics Education. What will the time frame be? • End-of-year graduates can move to full Certified Practising status in the first renewal year after their upgrade or joining as a Certified Practising member following completion of Provisional CPSP year requirements. • For mid-year graduates, Provisional CPSP will be offered and they will be granted an extension to have 18 months to move to full CPSP status. This complies with MRA requirements that full CPSP status cannot be acquired before at least 12 months post-course completion.

• Sufficient professional development to meet the annual requirements of the Professional Self Regulation program. • Earning at least the ceiling level for activity types of 12 points per annum points in the PSR activity type ‘Mentoring, peer support, clinical supervision’ (Code M), thereby needing to achieve an average minimum of 1 hour per month in a calendar year. The activity type ‘Mentoring, peer support, clinical supervision’ (Code M) includes the following activities: Supervision involves regular meetings between a senior and junior clinician with an emphasis on clinical accountability and skill development of the junior speech pathologist. Mentoring relationships are directed by the needs of the mentee in order to develop clinical, professional and personal skills through reflective practice and support from the more experienced mentor/speech pathologist. Peer support involves mutual support, guidance and sharing of information and resources between similarly experienced speech pathologists. Contact can be via direct contact, email, phone or video link-up, and 1:1 or small group. All members participating in these relationships are entitled to 1 point per hour of contact. and; • Additional training in core areas related to professional practice by

Provisional CPSP Information for New Graduates as of 2015 As of 2015, new graduate speech pathologists will be able to earn Provisional CPSP in their first year of joining or renewing as a Practising member. This is predicated on the member signing their renewal form which includes an agreement to undertake a minimal level of clinical supervision, and undertake professional development, as part of the Professional Self Regulation program. As of 2016 CPSP status – full and provisional – will be deemed as the requirement to be considered a Practising member for Medicare Provider Number and Health Funds. Information will be mailed out soon to final year Student Members and Universities. What will this involve? When new graduates are upgrading from SPA Student membership or joining as a Practising member in their first year of practice, the member declaration for new graduates to sign/ agree to in their first year of practice includes a statement that they are granted Provisional CPSP status on the basis that they are obligated to undertake activities as required to move to full CPSP status when they renew as a Certified Practising member at the first renewal period after they have completed all requirements. In being conferred with Provisional CPSP status, these members are obligated to undertake the following:

For more details please go to the SPA website and log in as a member, then to Information for Members > Professional Self Regulation (PSR) .

Sharon Crane Senior Advisor Professional Education & Certification (CPD & PSR)

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Speech Pathology Australia